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**Exhibit      12.1**

|  Line |                                                                      |   |     |    |     |   |   Year                  Ended December 31, |   |     |    |     |   |
|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------|---------|----------|--------|------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------|---------|----------|--------|
|  No.  |                                                                      |   | 12/31/06 |    | 12/31/05 |   | 12/31/04                                             |   | 12/31/03 |    | 12/31/02 |   | 12/31/01 |   |
|       | Fixed charges, as defined by the Securities and                  Exchange |   |     |    |     |   |                                                 |   |     |    |     |   |   |   |
|       | Commission:                                                               |   |     |    |     |   |                                                 |   |     |    |     |   |   |   |
|       |                                                                      |   |     |    |     |   |                                                 |   |     |    |     |   |   |   |
|  1    | Interest on Long-term Debt                                                |   | $        | 95,301  |     | $      | 75,736                                               |   | $        | 46,702  |     | $      | 59,429 |   | $ | 56,409 |   | $ | 62,716 |   |
|  2    | Amortization of Debt Premium, Discount and                  Expenses      |   |     | 4,417   |     |   | 3,642                                                |   |     | 2,697   |     |   | 2,838 |   |   | 2,302 |   |   | 2,346 |   |
|  3    | Other Interest                                                            |   |     | 45,811  |     |   | 14,299                                               |   |     | 2,319   |     |   | 5,423 |   |   | 2,859 |   |   | (42 | ) |
|  4    | Estimated Interest Factor of Lease Rental Charges                         |   |     | 19,714  |     |   | 20,643                                               |   |     | 19,617  |     |   | 20,452 |   |   | 23,233 |   |   | 22,856 |   |
|       |                                                                      |   |     |    |     |   |                                                 |   |     |    |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  5    | Total                  Fixed Charges                                      |   | $        | 165,243 |     | $      | 114,320                                              |   | $        | 71,335  |     | $      | 88,142 |   | $ | 84,803 |   | $ | 87,876 |   |
|       |                                                                      |   |     |    |     |   |                                                 |   |     |    |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|       | Earnings, as defined by the Securities and                  Exchange      |   |     |    |     |   |                                                 |   |     |    |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|       | Commission:                                                               |   |     |    |     |   |                                                 |   |     |    |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|       |                                                                      |   |     |    |     |   |                                                 |   |     |    |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  6    | Consolidated Net Earnings from Continuing                  Operations     |   | $        | 122,642 |     | $      | 71,021                                               |   | $        | 88,258  |     | $      | 59,138 |   | $ | 64,272 |   | $ | 150,433 |   |
|  7    | Income Taxes                                                              |   |     | 63,970  |     |   | 32,861                                               |   |     | 49,247  |     |   | 27,889 |   |   | 33,032 |   |   | 81,063 |   |
|  8    | Add Fixed Charges as Above                                                |   |     | 165,245 |     |   | 114,320                                              |   |     | 71,335  |     |   | 88,142 |   |   | 84,803 |   |   | 87,876 |   |
|       |                                                                      |   |     |    |     |   |                                                 |   |     |    |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  9    | Earnings Availabe for Fixed Charges                                       |   | $        | 351,857 |     | $      | 218,202                                              |   | $        | 208,840 |     | $      | 175,169 |   | $ | 182,107 |   | $ | 319,372 |   |
|       |                                                                      |   |     |    |     |   |                                                 |   |     |    |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  10   | Ratio for Earnings to Fixed Charges                                       |   |     | 2.13    |     |   | 1.91                                                 |   |     | 2.93    |     |   | 1.99 |   |   | 2.15 |   |   | 3.63 |   |